Nesting furniture



. Feb 21, 1928.

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ALBERT K. DECKEB, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

NESTNG Romm.

Application filed October 24, 1925. Serial No. 64,689.

This invention relates to nesting furniture of the type adapted for sawing the furni- I ture items out of a single block of material in the forming of toy furniture, though also for the construction of regular furniture which, will nest into a rectangular block or package. a i

.The objects of my invention are to pro- Vide a method of sawing a rectangular block io whereby -a plurality of complete furniture articles are produced without leaving any waste pieces or separate pieces belonging on one of the furniture articles in order to complet it, also a method of so sawing the block 1 whe rleby three different size tables are produced with two chairs each, each pair of chairs for the respective tables bein of a size proportioned to be used with ie respective table, and in addition to the above one foot stool suitable for use with the largest chairs, and one of the larger chairs being a rocking Chair, and all of the chairs having high backs.

Also, a set of furniture of standard construction conforming in' shape to the sawed out furniture which will nest into a solid rectangular block so as to efiect the utmost compactness for storing or Shipping the same, while the smaller sets as sawed from a block also have value as a puzzle of never ending interest to the young and effective in developing their sense of perception.

My invention is shown in the drawing accompanying this Specification, Figure 1 showing in erspective the ten. articlesof furniture, the three tables each with its two chairs adjacent, and the foot stool near one of the largest chairs.

Figure 2 shows the ten articles ao ture all nested into a rectangular block having six plane sides without protruding pieces or depressions, and it may be noted that the block is solid, i. e. without interstices of any kind except the paths of cleavage between the articles through passing of the saw blade. Figure 3 shows in perspective the pieces disassembled from block formation sufliciently to show their nesting relation. In the figures 2- A is the large table, -B the intermediate table, C the small table, D the large Chair, E the large rocker, F and G- the two intermediate chairs, H and I the two small chairs and J the foot stool. The letter on the diferent pieces in Fig- Of urni- Y ures 2 and 3 designate the same spot on the same articles so that their mode of fitting together is easily understood. v

- In Figure 2 the only articles not visible at some point are the two chairs F and G for as will be seen in Figure 3 these two cut out from under the rocker E and are, therefore, concealed by the 'sides of the rocker, the back of Chair D and' the top of table A.

The initial block is preferably rounded on the edges as indicated at X and the first Operation is to pass a thin band saw through the line 1 thereby cutting out the large table A.

r This cut is curved at 1' ers for the rocking chair.

The second cut is preferably made after removing the table through the line 2 thereby separating the rocker from the large' Chair D.

The rocker is then turned on its back and a cut made along 3 thus removmg to form, the rock- '(0 the hne both chairs F and G from beneath the rocker and after which the chairs are se arated from each other by passing the saw t rough the line 4. r

Then the chair D with its assembled items is turned with the back of the Chair D a ainst the saw table and' the saw passed a ong the line 5 to liberate the smallest chairs which are then separated by passing the saw along the line 6.

Then thechair D is turned on its Side and the saw passed along the line 7 to liberatethe foot stool, then again on its 'back while a cut along the line 8 is made to separate the table C, then once more on its side for the final cut 9 to liberate the table B.

By studying the curves 'at the corners of the items it will be seen that they accommodate a thin band saw blade so that each cut is continuous from beginning right through without stopping to back up or an; withdrawal of the blade, while at the same time the curves all lend their aid to proper furniture design as shown in the erspective views which have been made from photographs of actual furniture thus produced.

I claim: v l

1. set of furniture cut from a solid and *substantially rectangular block and comprising a'first table, a first Chair, a second chair, said chairs being adapted to be nested in said table and also to be nested with respect to *each other in reverse positions with their 119 Q a v 1,eeo,1io

seats fitting against 'each other and the' back 'reverse positions with their seats fitting of each chair extendin along the front of against each Other and the back of each -exthe other Chair, a thir and a fourth' Chair tending along the front of the other, said adapted to benested with' respect to each fifth andsixth chairs bein adapted to nest, a other in reverse positions with their seats when nested with each ot er, in said foot,- 2 fitting against each other and the back of stool, the elements mentioned when'so nested, one fittin against the front of the other, -forminga six-sided block. sa id thir and fourth chairswhen nested 2. The combination claimed in claim 1, being adapted to nest with the lower part wherein the legs of the 'firsttable are arou- |0 of said first Chair, a secondtable ada ted to ate On their inner sides whereby certain-*Of 25 nest with the lower part of said secon chair the mentioned elements are retained in ;the a third table ada ted to nest with said second first table, table, a footstoo adapted to nest with said 3. The combination claimed in claim. 1, third table, and a fifth and Sixth chair adaptwherein said first- Chair isa rockin Chair. m ed to be nested with respect to each other in ALBERT K. DE R. 

